Though #MikeJohnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal, he ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable #Republicans who had hoped for a vote that would, at the very least, allow them to show voters they had tried to avoid rising premiums.
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Instead, the #House is set on Wednesday to consider a narrow #GOP #health care plan that would allow #AffordableCareAct subsidies beefed up during the pandemic to expire & make several small changes aimed at bringing down costs over the long term.
The speaker’s decision came after a day of waffling that reflected the deep disarray in GOP ranks over how to address rising #healthcare costs, an issue that #Democrats have promised to make a centerpiece of their midterm election campaigns.
